No genome-wide DNA methylation changes found associated with medium-term reduced graphene oxide exposure in human lung epithelial cells

The presence of nanomaterials in our everyday life is ever increasing, and so too are concerns about the possible health consequences of exposure to them. While evidence of their biological activity is growing, there is still scant knowledge of the epigenetic mechanisms that could be at play in these processes. Moreover, the great variability in the chemical and physical structures of these compounds handicaps the study of their possible health risks. Here we have synthesized reduced graphene oxide (rGO) through the thermal exfoliation/reduction of graphite oxide, and characterized the resulting material. We have then made use of Illumina's MethylationEPIC arrays and bisulphite pyrosequencing to analyse the genome-wide and global DNA methylation dynamics associated with the medium-term exposure of human lung epithelial cells to rGO at concentrations of 1 and 10 µg/mL. The results show no genome-wide or global DNA methylation changes associated with either condition. Our observations thus suggest that medium-term rGO exposure does not have significant effects on the DNA methylation patterns of human lung epithelial cells.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Pérez, Raúl F., Soto Fernández, Anna Yunuen, Bousquets Muñoz, Pablo, Sierra, Marta I., Tejedor, Juan Ramón, Morales, Paula, Valdés, Adolfo, Santamaría Ramírez, Ricardo, Blanco Rodríguez, Clara, Torrecillas, Ramón, Fraga, Mario F., Fernández, Agustín F.
Other Authors:	Principado de Asturias
Format:	artículo biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	Taylor & Francis 2019-09-18
Subjects:	Epigenetics, DNA methylation, Nanomaterials, Graphene, Exposure,
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10261/201820 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000780 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100006003 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100011941
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